Do you enjoy acting? Speaking? Improv? Storytelling? Then you should join the da Vinci Forensics team! Students in 6th - 8th grade can compete in Forensics. As a member, you will choose a category and travel to tournaments around the state competing with your piece to earn blue ribbons, individual medals, team trophies, and the chance to compete at the State competition! Categories include: group acting, solo acting, poetry, storytelling, infomercial, news reporting, persuasive or informative speaking, and more! You can choose to act alone, or with a group, depending on the category you choose. Last year, we had students tell stories like The Cat in the Hat, and Miss Nelson is Missing. We had groups perform scenes from Frozen, The Little Mermaid, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. A couple students wrote and performed an original infomercial for Red Bull, and another performed a mix of original and non-original poetry. The choice is yours! But if you love to perform, or just want to improve your public speaking skills, Forensics is for you! This is what some of our team members have to say about it.
"Forensics helped me learn that it's ok to step out of your comfort zone." - Nora Barr
"Participating in Forensics is a great opportunity to be creative and learn great public speaking skills that you will need for the rest of your life." - Elana Heiser
"Forensics is seriously the best thing that happened to me this year." - Samantha Hoefs
"Forensics gives you the chance to step out of the box and be yourself." - Ahna Voelz